underpromise
underpromise · underpromises · underpromised · underpromising
To promise less than one expects to doTo promise less than one expects to do.
Meaning
1 sensesTo promise less than one expects to do.
Origin
From under- + promise.From under- + promise.
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Forms
underpromises, underpromising, underpromised, underpromised| Base form | underpromise · to underpromise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underpromises |
| Present participle | underpromising |
| Past simple | underpromised |
| Past participle | underpromised |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle